John 13:25 (DRB)

Passage

He therefore, leaning on the breast of Jesus, saith to him: Lord, who is it?

Nearby Context

John 13:23 Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.

John 13:24 Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him and said to him: Who is it of whom he speaketh?

John 13:25 He therefore, leaning on the breast of Jesus, saith to him: Lord, who is it?

John 13:26 Jesus answered: He it is to whom I shall reach bread dipped. And when he had dipped the bread, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.

John 13:27 And after the morsel, Satan entered into him. And Jesus said to him: That which thou dost, do quickly.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "leaning", "breast", "jesus", "saith", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "leaning", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him and..." into verse 26's "Jesus answered He it is to whom...", so "therefore" and "leaning" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "therefore" and "leaning" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.